St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-12-03
The One-State FSea Growing
in Favop--The Dawes Ill
Defective.
Gen. Beadle's Excellent Paper
On the Educational Adj
vancement Of Dakota.
A Hughes County Judge Who
Gambled--An Indian Muir
derer and Suicide.

Special to the Globe.
ABERDEEN, Dec. 2.-Following is the
official call for the statehood convention
at Aberdeen Dec. 10:
To the voters of the territory of Da-
kota: believing that the time has ar
rived when the claims of Dakota to
statehood should be presented to con-
gress in dignified, proper and respect
full manner, you are earnestly requested
to assemble in county convention at an
early day and elect delegates to con-
vention of the people of Dakota, ire
spective of political parties or affilia-
lions, to be held in the city of Aberdeen
on the 18th day of December, 1887, at
noon of that day.
.sAll persons who favor the admission
of Dakota as a whole and without fur
Their unnecessary delay are invited to
take part in this convention. We be-
lieve that if DakOta'S claims are fairly
presented to the congress of the United
States about to assemble, that an EN-
aiding act will be passed authorizing
the holding of a constitutional cOnyen-
ton for the whole territory, and that as
soon as the labOrS of that convention
shall be ratified by the people OF the
Whereas, The above petition has been
circulated and numerOusly signed by
the voters in all parts of the territory,
and deep interest i'll the question OF
admission exists among all classes OF
citizens of the territory, a convention of
the people of Dakota, entirely nOn-partl-
san, is hereby called to meet in the city
of Aberdeen on Thursday, the 18th day
of December. 1887, at IL O'Clock noon of
that day. for the purpose OF preparing
memorial to congress praying for the
passage of an enabling act authorizing
the holding of constitutional cOnven-
ton, and the submission of that cOnSti-
tuition to vote of the people of Dakota
for its acceptance or rejection, prepara-
tory to the admission of Dakota into the
federal Union, and to take such action
as may be deemed wise and for the best
interests of the people Of Dakota for
the presentation of such memorial to
congress, and to transact such other
business as may properly. come before
ventiOnS have not already been called
for the purpose of selecting delegates to
this convention. it is recommended that
the people assemble in mass convention
at the county seats of their respective
counties on Saturday, the 10th day of
December, 1887, for such purpose.
The several counties are entitled to
representatives in the convention as fol-
lows: Aurora II, Barnes IL, Beadle 81,
Benson 4, Billings 8, Bon HOmme Is,
Bottineau 8, BrOOkings II, Brown 81,
Brule 10, Buffalo 3, Buford 8, Burleigh
II, Butte 4, Campbell 6, Cass AZ, Cava-
lier II, Charles Mix 8, Clark 10, Clay 13,
Codington II, Custer 4, Dawson IL, Day
II, Deuel. 10, Dickey 10, Douglass 10,
Eddy 8, Edmunds 6, EmmOns 8, Fall
River 3, Faux 6, Foster 3, Grand Forks
Al, Grant Is, Griggs 6, Hamlin Z, Hand
IA, Hanson Z, Hettinger 2, Hughes II,
Hutchinson Is, Hyde 5, Jerauld Z, Kid
der 5, Kingsbury -, Lake II, La Moure
5. Lawrence 81, Lincoln Is, Logan 8,
McCook II, McHenry 3, Mcintosh 8, Nc
Lean 8, Mcpherson 5, Marshall 6, Mer-
Ger 2, Miner 9, Minnehaha q, Moody II,
Morton -, Nelson 6, Pembina %, Pen
nington z, Potter z, Ramsey Z, Ransom
10, Richland 10, Roberts g, Roulette 5,
Sanborn s, Sargent 8, Stanton 3. Sphinx
q, Stanley 3, Stark 4, Steele Z, Stevens
2, Stutsman IL, Sully 6. TOwner 3, Trail
II, Turner II, Union II, Willard 2, Walsh
81, WalwOrth 5, Ward 2, Wells 2, Yank-